Recently we have seen many seasoned reloaders move over from good old fashioned balance beam scales, to the modern electronic scales, or even electronic auto-tricklers or auto dispensers, believing that they offer modern technology and improved accuracy. This unfortunately is not always the case, and there are a few reasons why. For this post, we will be focusing on one of the … [Read more...] about Static Electricity Reloading Problems
Equipment
Correct Setup and Use of a Chronograph
A chronograph is indispensable for reloaders and especially during load development, but if used incorrectly, it will be of no use. A Chronograph measures bullet speed by recording the time a bullet takes to travel the distance between two sensors. Most reloaders use chronographs with optical sensors that measure light intensity. As soon as a bullet passes the sensor, the … [Read more...] about Correct Setup and Use of a Chronograph
Load Development: Marking Your Shots
When using the ladder method of load development, it is crucial that all the shots are shot in quick succession, during the same session. This is done, to ensure similar environmental and other changing conditions for all the shots, in order to obtain a consistent result and accurate difference. The other problem with this, is that for the ladder method to work effectively, you … [Read more...] about Load Development: Marking Your Shots